EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

EAB attended the 2023 NACADA conference this fall and listened as attendees explored these topics along with supporting specific student populations, AI applications in advising, and the future of advising. There are six themes that emerged.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

While this is worth celebrating, it’s also important to look at short-term retention rates to understand who is leaving community colleges early on. Even though completion rates have improved, one-year retention rates have remained relatively flat for the past decade , with a 51.3% for students starting in fall 2020.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While loan payments will continue to be stalled for students actively enrolled at your institution, there are a number of ways they could negatively impact your students—and your retention rates— today. These concerns could impact retention as current students think critically about taking on more debt. Navigate partners see a 3.5%

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MAY 3, 2024

Part of it is really addressing the root of academic stress and sometimes we see that through our counseling center, or through our student success staff, our tutoring staff, our success coaching staff, to really be able to hone in on what’s at the root of that issue and help students navigate how to get through that.”

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Ray-Patterson knew that in the past, Germanna students pursuing vocational training or short-term career credentials were often isolated from the rest of the campus community, making it hard for them to access services such as academic advising and tutoring. Enrollment saw a 16% increase.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment. On today's episode, leaders from the Center for Community College Student Engagement point to new studies that highlight important, but potentially overlooked factors that can boost student retention.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

And so what we try to do is just create a space to really have the conversations and really just figure out how to make people feel comfortable, whether they're on the application side or whether they're emailing me now, as a class of 2027 member. But let's think about Penn, 60,000 applications, 2,500 spots. Depends on who you are.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Department of Education rejected many applications based solely on minor formatting issues. Its application was rejected because it used one-and-a-half spacing instead of double spacing in the text within graphics on two of its 65 application pages. Among those affected was the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI).

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